Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 178, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 December 1923 — Page 1

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VOLUME 35—NUMBER 178

SANTA CLAUS : OPPORTUNITY HERE, FOLKS! Christmas Clearing House Now Ready to Cooperate With You in Aiding Needy Families in Indianapolis—Just Ask for Name and Send in Yule Gifts,

Santa Clauses of Indianapolis will be given an opportunity to spread their gifts as widely as possible this year, through the Christmas Clearing House, which will operate for the eleventh consecutive yuletide. The Clearing House will be operated this season In 408 Baldwin Block, through the Social Service Exchange of the Family Welfare Society. Herbert S. King, chairman of the Christmas Clearing House committee, announced today. Here's How It Is Done Here is how you can help, individually or as an organization, according to a pamphlet prepared by the Community Fund: Notify the Christmas Clearing House of your plans to give Christmas cheer, as soon as possible. Blanks on which to write names and addresses of families to wßsm you will plav Santa Claus may be proBOARD SAYS NEW” COUNTY BUILDING LIKE COW BARN Work on Poor Farm Structure Criticised by Charities Body, "The new building at the ‘ county poor farm more nearly resembles the jow barn at the State fair ground than anew home-for the unfortunate people of Marion County." charges the Marion County Board of Charities and Correction in a report today to county commissioners. “We cannot but feel that very little attention or interest has been given the erection or planning of this new building. A large* amount of money has been spent, and in our opinion, without obtaining the best results," the report stated. Plan Changes Made The addition to the county infirmary has been under way all summer. It was started with a $130,000 appropriation last spring by the county council, and commissioners have had to change original plans to cure serious defects several times. The report says that: Ceilings in the new building are two feet too low. Xo screens except box screens are possible, due to the peculiar construction of windows, and none are contemplated. “The physical condition of many inmates is such that their beds need changing several times a day. and it does not require much thought to understand what conditions will be here with flies and warm weather." • Clean As Possible There are 228 inmates, forty-nine of them women. The place is neat and clean as possible under circumstances. There are no gutters on the new building, which will make the wails damp and unhealthy. Xo provision for a hospital room—the sick, the suffering and the dying sharing rooms with others. The large first floor room in the old building on the men's side, for bedfast patients, is a dark, loathsomesmelling room, though kept clean, and the air -s wholly unfit for the sick. There are thirty chronically sick men there now. Superintendent William Lewis and wife deserve nothing but commendation for their work under trying conditions. CHARLES MOORES BURIAL Service* Will Be Held Monday at Presbyterian Church. Following funeral services at the Fourth Presbyterian Church, Alabama and Nineteenth Sts., at 2:30 p. m. Monday, private burial services for Charles W. Moores will be held at Crown Hill cemetery. Dr. Edward Haines Kistler, Fourth Presbyterian Church, will have charge. Mr. Moores, United States commissioner since 1888, died at his home, 1918 X. Pennsylvania St., Friday morning of heart trouble. Because of his illness he was forced recently to resign as special prosecutor In the grand jury affairs of Governor Warreai T. McCray.

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cured from the Clearing House. 408 Baldwin Block. When the Clearing House receives word of your plans, the names you have given will be registered in a confidential file. Or, if it is found that someone else alreay has chosen this family or these families, as ob jects of Christmas giving, both of you will be notified. Names of Needy Families Then you may either: (1 Change your gifts; (2) talk over things with the other would-be Santa Claus, or ; (3) offer to send your gifts tp another ; family. The Clearing House itself does not give out baskets or other gifts: neither does it supply names or news of needy families to persons offering to give. Such names may* be obtained from these sources: Catholic Community Center. Christamore House, social service department or tuberculosis clinic of city dispensary, social service department of city hospital, division of child hygiene of Family Welfare Society, Flanner House, Methodist Settlement. Public Health Nursing Association, social service department of Robert Eong Hospital, Salvation Army and Volunteers of America and Wheeler City* Rescue Mission. 1.700 Families Aided Annually Every organization in the city doing soctoi -^„ rK with families or individuals is permitted to use confideni tial files of the clearing house, In : which are recorded names and addresses of persons to whom Christmas gifts are given, but no histories. These names do not become part of any permanent records. Since the clearing house was established, in 1913, as the Santa Claus Club, the average number of families registered annually has been 1.700. Figures show in the ten years. 3.629 known duplications of Christmas gifts i have been prevented, thus spreading j cheer to 3,629 additional families. Christmas Committee Members Members of the Christmas Clearing House committee this year are: Herj bert S. King, oh. irman; Homer W. I Borst, Community Fund; Dr. C. H. Winders, Church Federation: Paul -i*. | Benjamin Family Welfare Society: the Rev. Maurice F. O'Connor, Catho- ! lie Community Center: Paul L. Kirby, division of child hygiene: W. A. Hacker. department of school attendance; ' Capt. J. C. Elmquist. Salvation Army; Major John O'Neai. Volunteers of America: H. E. Eberhardt, Wheelr City Rescue Mission: Mrs. Olive D. Edwards, Christamore House: Charles P. Lee, Flanner House; William P. Moore, Shriners. and H. B. Burnett. ‘JUST PLAYING DOCTOR’ IJtlle Girl Has Narrow Escape as Sister (iives "Medicine." . Playing "doctor." Dorothy Dean, 4. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Dean, 1204 W. Market St., poured j some “medicine" she discovered in a ! bottle into a spoon for her little sister. Rosemary*. 3. Motorpolicemen Oakley ans Mangus, sent on a palice emergency call, administered first aid treatments to Rosemary. The ‘‘medicine” was poison. The child was only burnt about the mouth. Owsley Declines Candidacy Despite requests of a large constitu- ■ ency, Alvin Owsley, past national commander of the American Legion, has refused to annuonce himself as a candidate for nomination for Governor of Texas on the Democratic ticket, but will enter the practice of law in that State, friends at legion headquarters here have learned.

GIRL INJURED AS ‘DATE’ SHOWS GUN Clinton Youth Feared Harm From Brazil Swains Friend May Die.

By United Presi BRAZIL, nld., Dec. 8. —Susie Mishler, 17, a high school girl, lay at the point of death today in the community hospital from a bullet wound accidentally inflicted fiast night by a revolver in the hands of Albert Johnson. 17, Clinton. Johnson had a “date” with Miss Mlshler to take her to the ClintonBrazil basketball game. He brought a gun because he was afraid some of

WILL YOU GIVE TO THE HARDING MEMORIAL FUND?

Shortridge Damsels Squeezing Tones , From Saxophones and Slide Trombones

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LEFT TO RIGHT—ARAMINTA Ft' LLILOVE, GRETCHEN MAE VESTAL. LE VERNE CLINEHENS, DOROTHY HELMER, MILDRED MYERS, VALIERA BRYANT, CHARLOTTE SHOOK, HELEN KNOX.

. J TTENTION there! No powdering of noses during rehearsals; Ready? Tap, tap. Toot, toot, blah blah, etc.," and the Shortridge High School girls’ hand, the only one of its

MURDER TRIAL OF SHAW SET DEG. 19 BY JUDGE COLLINS New Arrest is Made in Slaying Probe by Police, Judge James A. Collins today set the trial of John Thomas Shaw, 24. colored. 1418 E. Maryland St., upon a charge of first degree murder for Dec. 19 in Criminal Court. Shaw was indicted Friday. He is charged with abducting Mrs. Helen Hager Whelchel, 22, of 1864 Applegate St., at lowa and East St., with robbery as the motive, murdering her and dropping her body from the High School Rd. bridge to the Big Four Railroad tracks one mile north of Ben Davis on Nov. 28. Collins named H. B. Pike, former prosecuting attorney of Vermilion County, special counsel for Shaw, the appointment to be confirmed on Pike’s acceptance. Pike indicated he would give his decision Monday. Shaw is held at the State prison at Michigan City for safe keeping. Date of Shaw’s return to the city will he- kept secret in the interests of law and order, the judge said. Detectives today have under arrest Jim “Hunky" John, 35. of 403 W. Maryland St., on a vagrancy charge. He is held in a solitary cell at police headquarters under $5,000 l>ond. Inspector John Mullln said Jon.i was arrested after Investigation of a story that he frequently was seen with Shaw and often rode around in his car. Mullln said John has told several conflicting stories and will he held pending a rigtd examination. UNIDENTIFIED MAN KILLED AnofheT May Die a*. Result of Race Bel ween Autos. Ilu United Prrss VINCENNES, Ind., Dec. B.—An un identified man, beliwed to be from Washington, Ind., was instantly kUW today when his car was ditched while racing with another car. * Frank Violes. also of Washington, was probably fatally hurt.

i the Brazil High School boys might ! try to chase him out of town. He was showing her the gun when It was accidentally discharged. The buUet 'penetrated her abdomen. She was taken to the hospital and an operation was performed, but she has only a slight chance of living. Johnson was placed in jail, although the young woman pleaded that nothing be done to him.

A national campaign, lasting one w£ek, begins Sunday to raise funds to establish a three-fold memorial to the late President Warren G. Harding—a suitable'mausoleum, purchase and preservation of the Harding home at Marion, Ohio, as a national shrine, and the creation of a Warren G. Harding Chair of Diplomacy and Functions of Government in some central university.

The Harding home will house all the mementoes and souvenirs associated with his life. The Harding Memorial Association is seeking $3,000,000 by popular contribution. You may make your donation through this newspaper. Persons contributing $1 or more will receive engraved certificates bearing their name. William Fortune Is chairman of the Harding Memorial Association Committee in Indianapolis, having been ap-

INDIANAPOLIS, SATURDAY, DEC. 8, 1923

kind in Indiana, gallops through a sprightly measure or two under thei alert baton of Lynden R. Street, director. Last fall two girl saxophone players were corralled by the director and subsequent additions

WOW! WOW! That’s . De Pachmann

By WALTER D. HICKMAN D ON'T let women bother you. That's the warning of Vladit—— mir De Pachmann, world's greatest Chopin player. This 75-year-old marvel attributes his fame and happiness for many years to his bachelor existence. ‘no like women for piano forte," smiled De Pachmann. “I like men for piano-forte. Women, with bow, violin. Yes!" At the age of 75 De Pachmann jumped from his train at the t’nion Depot and started to run a foot race with the newspaper men. “Wow, wow, wow!” he shouted, as he came down the Union Depot steps. VLADIMIR DE PACHMANN "You on newspaper,” he said to me. "T like you. I pat your cheek, yes.” He placed his two hands in mine. ‘Don't, lurt hands," he said. "These hands hurt me every morning I get up.” He wore a red diamond ring on one finger. He also carries with him a brown coat which Chopin wore during his life. With h!s wavy gray hair and great overcoat cove, lug his five feet in height, De Pachmann danced a littie dance of joy. He was surrounded by Ona B. Talbot, who presents him at the Murat Sunday afternoon, his secretaries and attendants. De Pachmann believes that a happy mind keeps one young. "I heavy,” he said as he hung on my arm?” he asked. "No,” I answered. "Very light. How much do you weigh?” “Enormous," he said as he jumped around. “164 pounds. That is five years ago.” De Pachmann refuses to use elevators. "I still have teeth,” he cried as he opened his mouth and pointed with pride. “I am happy,” he shouted. "I don't seor very well. Audience looks wowwow to me. but I feel them there Just same.” MRS. JANE JONES DIES Body Found In Bed Today By William Wade Mrs. Jane Jones, 83, rooming at 115 N. Harding St., tvas found dead in bed today by William Wade of that address. The physician who attended her said she was a victim of chronic bronchitis, which had proved fatal because of her age and weakened condition. A son, Fred Jones, of this city, survives.

pointed by Elias Jacoby, county chairman. Robert H. Bryson, postmaster, is vice chariman. Included in the personnel of the committee are men who have been associated with worthy enterprises. Gifts are to be in loying remembrance. They are to be voluntary. They are to nonpartisan sources. A school child’s dime will be as welcome as the merchant prince’s large donation. The idea is to have EVERYBODY give something. For your convenience the following blank Is printed:

developed a real musical aggregation of twenty-six members. The premiere of the organization will be in Caleb Mills Hall next Wednesday. The picture Shows the saxophone section.

MEXICAN FEDERAL AND REBEL FORCES REPORTED IN CLASH Presumed Advance Guard of Government Troops Meet Outposts at Vera Cruz, By United Press MEXICO CITY, Mexico. Dec. S.— A battle is under way between Federal forces and the De la Huerta rebels at Jal&pa. a dispatch said today. It was presumed the advance guard of the Federal forces, enroute to Vera Cruz, had come in contact with the insurrect'onists sent out from Vera Cruz yesterday. Gen. Elias Calles, government party candidate for the presidency in the coming election, informed President Ohregon he is "willing to suspend his campaign" in the interest of Internal harmony. Calles also offered to organize and lead an army of 100,000 Agraristas&nd Laborislas agianst the rebels if the. president would sanction such a move to restore order. The government, Calles said, would hive to provide arms and munitions. It was not expected, however, Ohregon would accept either Calles’ offer to suspend his political campaign or organize an army to down the revolt. STATE SUIT ON BANK IS HALTED Majority Blocks Move on Kentland Depository. An effort to bring suit against the Discount and Deposit State Bank of Kentland to recover $90,000 in State funds deposited in the hank has been blocked, at least temporarily, it wars learned today. The hank, of which Governor McCray formerly was president, closed its doors some Upie ago. s At a meeting of the State finance board, consisting of Governor McCray, Ora J. Davies, States Itreasurer, arid Robert Bracken, State auditor, Bracken moved that suit be brought immediately. Davies amended the motion to provide that suit should be filed within ten days or "subject to further order of the finance board.” In this form the motion passed. 4 The hoard ale-* took up the question of State finances. The general fund and the benevolent Institution fund are both completely depleted. Bracken will receive bids Dec. 21 for new loans of $2,500,000. Large loans coming due Dec. 31 will be paid. The total indebtedness today wa| $3,990,000. Corporal Awaits Trial Richard Graves, 20, of 509 Holly Ave., corporal in the National guard, was in the city prison today awaiting trial by the guard court on charges of missing drill Nov. 5, 12, and 19.

Entered as Second class Matter at Postoffiee, Indianapolis Published Daily Except Sunday.

REMY SUCCEEDS WILLIAM EVANS AS PROSECUTOR

ninons ora Naum is nil Thousands Greet British Labor Leader as He Arrives From Wales. By T nitrd Press LONDON, Dec. 8. —“Three cheers for the new prime minister.” An Immense crowd shouted this greeting to Ramsay MacDonald, leader of the labor party, when he arrived In London this afternoon from Wales. Resignation of the Baldwin cabinet was considered certain. The exact time the conservative government will step out, however, had not been determined. Lord Stamford Ham. secretary to the king, visited Downing St. today, presumably to arrange for a visit by Baldwin to His Majesty. •> It was indicated the standing of the new Parliament will lip approximately as follows: Conservatives, 259; Labor, 193; Liberals, 148; others, 2. Total, 602. The situation in the new Parliament will he unprecedented in British political history. Neither of the three parties—Conservatives, Liberals and Laborttes—will have a majority. Sir Alfred Mond, former cabinet minister and a close confidant of for mer Prime Minister Lloyd George said one solution might he formation of a government by Lqrd Derby, a known advocate of free trade, to carry on temporarily, under a policy of tranquility. The Daily Alxpress. on the other hand, attributed Indirectly to Lloyd George this declaration: “There will be no liberal or conservative coalition." DESPONDENCY IS SUICIDE CAUSE Mrs. Virgil L. Jones Takes Poison at Home. Despondent over a physician's statement that she would have to go to a hospital, Mrs. Virgil L. Jones. 27. of 3332 Central Ave., took poison Friday night and died at the Methodist Hispltal. Discovery of Mrs. Jones' act was made when she walked Into a room and announced to her sister, Miss Pearl PqUard, she had swallowed poison. Funeral services will he held at the home at 2 p. m. Tuesday. Burial m Crown Hill cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Jones were married six years ago and were parents of a 16-months-old baby. Mrs Jones had spent her entire life in Indianapolis and was a member of the Second Christian Science Church. Surviving: The husband and child; two sisters, Pearl and Sylvia Rollard, and a brother, Joseph Pollard, all of Indianapolis.

LONE WOMAN ROBS OHIO SAVINGS BANK - Female Jesse James Forces Two Girls to Face Wall and Scoops Up All Cash in Sight.

By United Press FOTORIA, Ohio. Dec. B.—A woman robber today field up two girl clerks In the Ohio Savings and Loan ■ Bank and escaped with all the money in sight, approximately SI,OOO. Carl Smith, manager of the institution, had not arrived at the office, and the two girls, Mable Blackford and Edith Allyn, were alone in the office when the gun woman entered. Miss Blackford said the woman was neatly dressed, wore bobbed hair and a large brown overcoat. She appeared to be between 35 and 40 years old. Covering the two clerks with a revolver, the woman demanded they

IN MEMORY OF HARDING To The Indianapolis Times: I am Bending you herewith my check for ($ ) payable to Arthur V. Brown, Treasurer, as a contribution to the Harding Memorial Fund. Name Sjtreet Address City Please write plainly to enable a correct record to be kept.

Governor’s Son-in-Law Resigns, Stating He Does Not Desire to Continue in Office With McCray Indictments Pending. TERM WOULD NOT EXPIRE UNTIL DEC. 31, 1924 New Incumbent, Although Young Attorney, Has Had Considerable Experience Representing State in Marion County Courts, "William P. Evans, son-in-law of Governor Warren T. McCray, resigned as Marion county prosecutor today. Governor McCray immediately appointed William H. Remy, j assistant to Evans, as his successor. Evans said he resigned because he should not be held responsible “for the continued prosecution of cases in the court ! wherein indictments are pending against Governor McCray.” Eight indictments, containing 192 counts making criminal charges, are pending in Criminal Court where Evans was prosecutor.

M’CRAY SEES NO REASON WHY HE SHOULD STEP OUT Governor Confers . With Friends Upon Demand by Chairman Walb. Governor McCray today his position in opposition to resigning as Governor is unchanged following the statement of Clyde A. Walb, Republican State chairman, demanding his resignation and demanding that he “take with him everyone whose conduct and mode of thought agrees with his." The Governor repeated a statement of his position after a long conference with Eben H. Wolcott, State bank commissioner; John W. McCardle, chairman of the public service commission; Fred Robinson, State purchasing agent; John William, director of the State highway department, and L. G. Rothschild, who -vitas one of the Governor's campaign managers. “I can see no reason for any misunderstanding of my position as outlined in detail hy the letter written by my attorney, James W. Noel, to the secretary of the State committee,” McCray said. Walb's statement was in marked contrast with the one he sent to Governor McCray Thursday asking if the Governor favored a speedy trial. The first letter was written in behalf of a sub-committee of the Republican State committee. Walb Changes Mind Following the reply of Attorney James W. Noel late Thursday night, to the effect McCray would favor a trial. Walb indicated the incident was closed and that he Intended to go to his home in La Grange. Later he changed his mind and Issued the statement. The reply (Continued on rage 2)

“shell out.” Then she ordered them to face the wall. “Now don’t move for forty minutes,” she said. The gun woman stuffed the money j in the pockets of her big coat and j walked out. Passersby said they saw j a woman answering to the description I of the gun woman run down an alley. The girl clerks were still standing, faces to the wall, when Carl Smith arrived at the bank a few minutes later. He said he believed the same woman tried to hold him up several weeks ago, but he “talked her out of it” and she fled.

Forecast UNSETTLED weather with probably rain tonight or Sunday. Colder by Sunday afternoon or night.

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A queer twist of the law makes it necessary for the Governor to fill the vacancy, thus being responsible for the appointment _ of the prosecutor in the court jt where he will be ,2 Remy, however, 's% wCf!?* w 'iH have little, if \ : anything to do ' with the forth,i> coming trial of KWr McCray. Clarence At W. Nichols, who had charge of the |g|| grand jury inves- ' sHf Ugation leading ® U P t 0 the indlctm. ments, will have charge of the prosecution. The resignation EVANS sent to the Governor was brief and formal. It said: "Honorable Warren T. McCray: I hereby tender to the Governor my resignation as the prosecuting attorney for the "Nineteenth Judicial Cir- : cuit, the same to take effect immej dlately. > "Respectfully yours, “WILLIAM P. EVANS.” “I wiih it to be understood that I am not resigning because I secognize any merit whatever in the indictments that have been returned against Governor McCray,” Evans said. “Tt is only fair to say that I know the man, that I know his heart and that he has my full confidence. "I am resigning because I feel that I do not care to be and that I should not be held responsible for the continued prosecu- _ tion of cases in the court in which indictments are '■jS pending against g JSito Governor McCray. f * “The public will J*; understand that .ZLj '• Jf ' such a situation La would be intolec/lUf able to me." sj He also formal--111 ' A k notified Judga i- Jl| Janies A. Collins H&k Iml °* the Criminal ’’V 111/ Court of his resigv ' nation. Evans was * elected in 1920, defeating Paul G. REMY Davis, his Democratic opponent. He was re-elected in 1922. beginning his second term Jan. 1, 1923. His term would expire Dec. 31, 1924 and Remy will serve until that time. Evans was a captain in the United States Army, having served overseas. Before he entered the Army he was associated with the law firm of Holtzman & Coleman. After the war he became assistant p-osecuting attorney under Claris Adams, and succeeded Adams as prosecutor. He is a graduate of De Pauw: University and of the Harvard Law School. For a time he was as sociated with the late J. Frank Hanly, former Governor of Indiana, in the practice of law. Remy, although a young man, has had considerable experience in the prosecution of cases. In recent months he has done most of the active work In the courtroom. He was appointed chief deputy by Evans in 1922 to succeed Sidney S. Miller, who was elected Judge of the Su, perior court. Previous to becoming chief deputy he was a deputy in the city court. Asistant* Retained It is understood Remy will retain the same organization in the prosecutor’s office. He has not decided upon his successor as chief deputy. Among important cases during the administration of Evans have been the case in which Mrs. Inda Myers was charged with the murder of her husband, the prosecution of J. Herbert Hartman, who was deposed as Reublican candidate for city Judge after he was charged with receiving stolen goods; the case against Richar V. Sipe, who as county clerk embezzled $140,000, and the case against Tommy Dillon, charged with keeping a gambling house. The last case was looked upon as having considerable political significance. Evans plans to take up the practice of law after the first of the year. HOURLY TEMPERATURE 6 a. m 53 10 a. m 57 7 a. m.. 54 11 a. m 68 8 a. m 54 12 (noon! ...... 60 9 a. m 86 1 p. m.. ..■•njk <1